Conference Program (Word)

Workshop 1
Can the public Sector reestablish its legitimacy?
Co-Chairs: Jed Kee, George Washington University, U.S.A., (jedkee@gwu.edu) and Steven van de Walle, Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands, (vandewalle@fsw.eur.nl)

The role of trust, religion, and political affiliation in attitudes to anti-terror measures
Authors: Anne Lise Fimreite, University of Bergen, Norway, Per Lægreid, University of Bergen, Norway and Lise H. Rykkja, The Rokkan Centre, Bergen, Norway

Forty Years of Police Governance Reform: An Anglo-Belgian Comparison
Author: Christopher Pollitt, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Christopher.Pollitt@soc.kuleuven.be)

Symbiosis between Government and Community:Community Attachment, Trust, and Willingness to Pay (Powerpoint)
Authors: Mark A. Glaser, Wichita State University(mark.glaser@wichita.edu), John Wong, Wichita State University (john.wong@wichita.edu), and Corinne Bannon, Wichita State University, (cmbannon@wichita.edu)

Ministerial advisers: (Il) Legitimate players in public policy-making? An international comparative analysis of the public debates and reform strategies about the position and the role of ministerial advisers.
Author: Dr. Diederik Vancoppenolle, University College Ghent, Belgium, (diederik.vancoppenolle@hogent.be)

Process, Outcomes and Trust of the Civil Service
Author: Gregg VanRyzin, Rutgers University, (vanryzin@rutgers.edu)

Why a Rational Move Towards "Governance" May Destroy the Sould of Public Administration: or Why Governance Isn't Concerned with Government Anymore (Powerpoint)
Author: Matthew R. Fairholm, University of South Dakota, (Matthew.Fairholm@usd.edu)

Talking Back: Citizen Empowerment and Organizational Effectiveness
Author: Mohamad G. Alkadry, Old Dominon University, (malkadry@odu.edu)

Relationships within the Public Sector: The role of trust and performance
Authors: Geert Bouckaert, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, (Geert.Bouckaert@soc.kuleuven.be) and John Halligan

Democratic Governance and the Transformation of Trust: From Withering Condition to Wavering Movement
Authors: Mark Bovens, Utrecht School of Governance, and Anchrit Wille, Leiden University (wille@fsw.LeidenUniv.nl)

In Quest of Democratic Legitimacy
Author: Boris Bruk, Virginia Tech, (borisb@vt.edu)

New Public Management in the Balkans: Good Governance or Hurting Legitimacy?
Authors: Larry D. Terry II, Arizona State University, (ldt@asu.edu) and Adrian M. Velazquez, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, (amvv@siu.edu)
         
Without Government? Public value created in Hybrid Networks
Author: Eelco van Hout, Tilburg University, (eelcovanhout@bmc.nl)

Workshop 2
Financing Governance: Managing Commitments over the long Term
Co-Chairs: Philip Joyce, George Washington University, U.S.A., (pgjoyce@gwu.edu) and Jan-Kees helderman, Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands, (j.helderman@fm.ru.nl)

State Budget Balancing Strategies: Riding into the Future on Lessons Learned from the Past (Powerpoint)
Authors:Marilyn Marks Rubin, City University of New York, (mrubin@jjay.cuny.edu),and Katherine G. Willoughby, Georgia State University, ( kwilloughby@gsu.edu)

How does the introduction of ‘choice’ affect the pooling of risks in European welfare states? The Case of Long-Term Care (Powerpoint)
Authors:Waltraud Schelkle, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), (w.schelkle@lse.ac.uk), Joan Costa-Font, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), (j.costa-font@lse.ac.uk), Christa van Wijnbergen, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), ( c.van-wijnbergen@lse.ac.uk)

The Logic Of Discipline
Author: Alasdair Roberts , Suffolk University Law School, (alasdair.roberts@gmail.com)

Improvement of Government Financing Through Non-Conventional Methods: Reducing the Administrative Costs in the Public Sector
Authors: Ani Matei , National School of Political Studies and Public Administration Bucharest, Romania, (amatei@snspa.ro) and Teodora Dinu, National School of Political Studies and Public Administration Bucharest, Romania, (teutzusolid@yahoo.com)

No Pay No Cure! (Powerpoint)
Authors: Jan-Kees Helderman, Radboud University Nijmegen, the Netherlands, (j.helderman@fm.ru.nl )and Patrick Jeurissen, Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sports

Public-Private Collaborations: The Case of Atlanta Metro Community Improvement District Alliance (Powerpoint)
Authors: Andrew I. E. Ewoh, Kennesaw State University, (aewoh@kennesaw.edu) and Ulf Zimmermann, Kennesaw State University, (uzimmerm@kennesaw.edu)

The Fiscal Crisis in American Local Government and the Future of Governance
Author: James Svara, Arizona State University, (james.svara@asu.edu)

All the Effort in Vain? About Delicate Long-Term Budgetary Strategies and the Impact of the Financial Crisis in the Netherlands and Germany (Powerpoint)
Author: Kees van Paridon, Erasmus University Rotterdam, (vanparidon@fsw.eur.nl)

Game Theory and Collaborative Public Management
Author: Peter A. Watt, University of Birmingham, (P.A.Watt@bham.ac.uk)

Workshop 3
The Contribution of other Disciplines to the Debate on Governance
Co-Chairs: Meredith Newman, Florida International University, (newmanm@fiu.edu)
and Wim van de Donk, Tilburg University, The Netherlands, (donk@wrr.nl)

Beyond Subsystems: Policy Regimes and Governance (Powerpoint)
Authors: Ashley E. Jochim, University of Washington, (aew9@u.washington.edu) and Peter J. May, University of Washington, (pmay@u.washington.edu)

What Prevents the U.S. Government from Moving Toward Risk-based System Regulation in Coal Mining Safety Regulation? (Powerpoint)
Author: Binglin Yang, Virginia Tech

Using Research into Values to Enhance the Value of Rational Accountability Initiatives (Powerpoint)
Author: George Julnes, University of Baltimore, (gjulnes@ubalt.edu)

Constructing Meaning:  Public Administration Learns from Communication Studies (Powerpoint)
Author: Larkin Dudley, Virginia Tech (dudleyl@vt.edu)

Meta regulation; lessons drawn from six Dutch inspectorate (Powerpoint)
Authors: Marlies Honingh, Radboud University Nijmegen, (m.honingh@fm.ru.nl), Jan-Kees Helderman and Taco Brandsen

Impact of Service Learning on Building Civic Engagement (Powerpoint)
Author: Rahki Poonia, Rutgers University

Compatibility of the content of Bachelor programs in public administration with the needs of good governance. A comparison: EU-US
Authors: Lucica Matei, National School of Political Studies and Public Administration, Bucharest, Romania, (lmatei@snspa.ro) and Ani Matei, National School of Political Studies and Public Administration, Bucharest, Romania, (amatei@snspa.ro)

The Evolution and Multidisciplinary Nature of the Governance Literature -Impacts and Consequences (Powerpoint)
Authors:Harald Sætren, University of Bergen, Norway, (Harald.Satren@aorg.uib.no)

Public administration through the lens of strategic management: the art, craft and science of improving the public domain
Author: Tony Bovaird, University of Birmingham, (T.Bovaird@bham.ac.uk)

Change and reforms in the Civil Services in the EU of 27 (Powerpoint)
Authors: Christoph Demmke, Thomas Henökl, European Commission, (Thomas.HENOKL@ec.europa.eu) and Timo Moilanen

Governance and Public Administration: Economic and Sociological Perspectives
Author: Allan Rosenbaum, Florida International University, (rosenbau@fiu.edu)

Workshop 4
Transparency and Accountability in Governance: Evolving Concepts of Accountability for Governmental and Non-Governmental Actors
Co-Chairs: Suzanne Piotrowski, Rutgers University-Campus at Newark, U.S.A., (spiotrow@rutgers.edu) and Sarabajaya Kumar, Oxford University, UK, (sarabajaya.kumar@sbs.ox.ac.uk)

Climate Change Governance and Accountability: Dilemmas of Performance Measurement in Complex Governance Networks
Authors: Asim Zia, University of Vermont, (Asim.Zia@uvm.edu) and Christopher Koliba, University of Vermont, (Christopher.Koliba@uvm.edu)

Accountability Pressures and Financial Rescue Plans: Insights from the US and UK Bailout Proposals (Powerpoint)
Author: Eric A. Scorsone, Michigan State University, (scorsone@msu.edu)

Changing Modes of Official Accountability in the UK (Powerpoint)
Authors: Karen Johnston Miller, Glasgow Caledonian University, (K.Miller@gcal.ac.uk), Duncan McTavish, Glasgow Caledonian University, (D.Mctavish@gcal.ac.uk) and Robert Pyper, Glasgow Caledonian University, (R.Pyper@gcal.ac.uk)

Reestablishing public sector legitimacy in the Campania Region (Powerpoint)
Authors: Lucia Velotti, University of Salerno, (lvelotti@unisa.it) and Maria Aristigueta, University of Delaware, (mariaa@udel.edu)

Horizontal Accountability: A Partial Remedy for the Accountability Deficit of Agencies (Powerpoint)
Author: Thomas Schillemans , Utrecht University, (t.schillemans@uu.nl)

Exploring the Boundaries of transparency and Public Accountability in Failing Governance Regimes: The Case of Child Care in Flanders
Authors: Diederik Vancoppenolle , University College Ghent, (Belgium), (diederik.vancoppenolle@hogent.be) and Bram Verschuere, University College Ghent & Ghent University (Belgium)

Transparency and Accountability in Economic Development Efforts: Causes with Consequences (Powerpoint)
Author: Jeremy Hall , University of Texas at Dallas, (Jeremy.Hall@utdallas.edu)

Protecting National Infrastructure in the US and the UK: A Preliminary Examination
Author: Kevin Quigley , Dalhousie University, (kevin.quigley@dal.ca)

The Swiss federal Law on Transparency: Much ado about nothing? (Powerpoint)
Authors: Sarah Holsen , Institut de hautes études en administration publique (IDHEAP), (sarah.holsen@idheap.unil.ch) and Martial Pasquier, Institut de hautes études en administration publique (IDHEAP), (martial.pasquier@idheap.unil.ch)

NGOs Holding Governments Accountable: Civil Society "Budget Work" at Home and Abroad (Powerpoint)
Authors: Jonathan B. Justice, University of Delaware, (justice@udel.edu) and Fratern J. Tarimo, University of Delaware, (ftarimo@udel.edu)

When Does Citizen Involvement Improve Administrative Decision Making? Evidence from a Managerial Survey (Powerpoint)
Authors: Kaifeng Yang, Florida State University, (kyang@fsu.edu) and Sanjay Pandey, Rutgers University-Campus at Newark

Workshop 5
How will Emerging Technologies Transform Governance: Emergent Forms of public Deliberation and Collaboration
Co-Chairs: Priscilla Regan, George Mason University, U.S.A., (pregan@gmu.edu) and Albert Meijer, Utrecht University, The Netherlands, (a.j.meijer@uu.nl)

Alignment 2.0: Strategic Use of New Internet Technologies in Government
Authors: Albert Meijer, Utrecht University, ( a.j.meijer@uu.nl) and Marcel Thaens, Erasmus University Rotterdam, thaens@fsw.eur.nl)

Using Knowledge Management, Organizational Learning and Technology Transfer to Build Global Governance Capacity(Powerpoint)
Author:Donald E. Klingner , University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, (Donald.Klingner@gmail.com)

Agency-Related Blogs as Forums for Policy Communities (Powerpoint)
Authors: Julianne Mahler, George Mason University, (jmahler@gmu.edu) Priscilla M. Regan, George Mason University, (pregan@gmu.edu)

The Impact of the Web 2.0 on Citizen Participation: The Social Construction of Emerging Technologies for Future Governance (Powerpoint)
Author: B. Joon Kim, Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne

New Modes of Governance and National Policy Capacities in the EU: An Analysis of the Coordination Mix in the Research and Innovation Policy in Finland, France and Italy (Powerpoint)
Author: Edoardo Ongaro, (edoardo.ongaro@unibocconi.it)

E-Government Evolution in EU Local Governments: a Comparative Perspective (Powerpoint)
Authors: Vicente Pina, University of Zaragoza Gran Vía, Zaragoza (Spain), (vpina@unizar.es) Lourdes Torres, University of Zaragoza Gran Vía, Zaragoza (Spain), (torres@unizar.es) and Sonia Royo (sroyo@unizar.es) University of Zaragoza Gran Vía, Zaragoza (Spain)

User and community co-production of public services and public policies through collaborative decision-making: the role of emerging technologies
Authors: Tony Bovaird, University of Birmingham, (T.Bovaird@bham.ac.uk) and Elke Loeffler, Governance International, UK

How the future of governance can be shaped by cyberinfrastructure – a multi-stage research agenda
Authors: Cliff Lampe, Michigan State University, (lampecli@msu.edu) and Erik W. Johnston, Arizona State University, (erik.johnston@asu.edu)

Workshop 6
Collaboration, hybrid Governance and networking
Co-Chairs: Alan Abramson, George Mason University, U.S.A., (aabramso@gmu.edu) and Chris Skelcher, Birmingham University, UK, (C.K.Skelcher@bham.ac.uk)

Democratic performance in collaborations, hybrid governane and networks (Powerpoint)
Authors: Chris Skelcher, University of Birmingham, (UK), (C.K.Skelcher@bham.ac.uk), Helen Sullivan, Michael Farelly and Stephen Jeffares

Gordian Knot or Integrated Theory? Critical Conceptual Considerations for Governance Network Analysis (Powerpoint)
Authors: Christopher Koliba, University of Vermont (ckoliba@uvm.edu) Jack Meek, University of La Verne, (meekj@ulv.edu) Asim Zia, University of Vermont, (azia@uvm.edu)

Contexts, Hybrids and Network Governance  A Comparison of Three Case-Studies in Infrastructure Governance (Powerpoint)
Authors: Joop  Koppenjan, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands  (j.f.m.koppenjan@tbm.tudelft.nl), Myrna Mandell, California State University, Robyn Keast, Queensland University of Technology, Australia and Kerry Brown, Southern Cross University, Australia

The Future of Governance in Europe and the U. S. (Powerpoint)
Authors: Jeremy F. Plant, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg, Odd Stalebrink, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg, and Triparna Vasavada, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg

Coordination and Hybrid Governance – Theoretical and Empirical Challenges (Powerpoint)
Authors: Tom Christensen, (Tom.Christensen@stv.uio.no), and Per Lægreid, University of Bergen (Per.Lagreid@aorg.uib.no)

Sub-local hybrid Governance of Global Proportion: The Business Improvement District Model (Powerpoint)
Author: Fayth A. Ruffin , Rutgers University

When the going gets tough: the impact of unmet expectations and misperceptions on trust building in public sector collaborations
Authors:Frédérique Six, VU University Amsterdam, the Netherlands, (fe.six@fsw.vu.nl) and Hans van Ees, RUG, the Netherlands

Structural Complexity and Funding Diversification in Nonprofit Organizations: The Governance Challenge
Authors:Steven Rathgeb Smith, The University of Washington, (smithsr@u.washington.edu)

Building More Effective Nonprofit-Government Service Partnerships: Emerging Visions of More Collaborative “Network Leadership” Models
Author: Deborah A. Auger, University of Delaware, (auger@udel.edu)

Hybrid of accountability in local governance networks: the impact of institutional settings
Authors: Dieter Bruneel, Ghent University, Belgium, (dieter.bruneel@UGent.be), Filip De Rynck, University College Ghent, (filip.derynck@hogent.be), Herwig Reynaert and Kristof Steyvers , Ghent University, Belgium.

Is Governance Inevitable? A Study of the Changing Service Delivery Structures within the UK Government
Author: Martin Laffin, University of Durham, (martin.laffin@durham.ac.uk)

Coming Off the Juice: Prospects for Service Delivery in Tough Economic Times (Powerpoint)
Author: Brent Never, University of Illinois at Springfield, (bneve2@uis.edu)

For more information, contact Dean Marc Holzer.

The TransAtlantic Dialogues are organized jointly by the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) and the European Group of Public Administratration (EGPA) under the ASPA-EGPA Memorandum of Understanding administered by the School of Public Affairs and Administration at Rutgers University- campus at Newark.

Previous Dialogues have taken place at K.U. Leuven, Belgium (2005 and 2006), the University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware (2007) and the University of Bocconi, Milan, Italy (2008).